Simple Past Statements
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The document discusses the simple past tense in English. The simple past is used to talk about completed events in the past, such as things that happened yesterday or last year. For positive sentences in the simple past, -ed is added to most verbs. However, for verbs ending in e, only -d is added, and for verbs ending in a consonant and y, the y is changed to i before adding -ed. Negative sentences in the simple past use the helping verb "did" followed by the base form of the main verb, or the contraction "didn't".
Simple Past Statements
- 2. Uses We use simple past to talk about completed events in the past.We use it for things that happened yesterday, last night, or last year.These can be old habits or finished events.
- 4. Positive Sentences In simple past, we add -ed to verbs in positive sentences. It doesn’t matter who the subject is. We just add -ed to the verb. subject + verb-ed •I worked. •You talked. •She called.
- 5. Spelling Rules With verb that ends in e, we just add -d (not -ed). love loved like liked
- 6. Spelling Rules With verbs that end in a consonant and y, then we change the y to an i and add -ed. try tried worry worried
- 7. NEGATIVE SENTENCES use DID NOT.
- 8. Negative Sentences The helping verb (did) does not change.The main verb goes after did. It does not change. subject + did not + verb (base form) •I did not have time. •He did not call.
- 9. Negative Sentences We often use the short form didn’t instead of did not. •I didn’t talk to her. •She didn’t call me. •They didn’t go to the mall.